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appurtenance (plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear.
avow to assert or affirm.
despoil to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder.
eulogy a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation.
idiosyncrasy a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity.
kibbutz an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there.
lambent glowing softly.
lattice a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden.
limn to paint or draw.
louche of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable.
meretricious appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way.
obfuscate to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken.
salvo the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute.
sententious using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing.
sere1 dried up or withered.